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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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The synthesis and properties of peptide based [2]rotaxanes

Meurs, Sandra van January 2001 (has links)
No description available.
2

The characterization and deprivatization of catenane gold nanoparticles

Kern, Eric R. January 2005 (has links)
We plan to form and characterize surface-attached catenane gold nanoparticles. The proposed catenane self-assembles when a pi-electron-rich bis(thiol)hydroquinone derivative (hereby referred to as the dithiol) threads through a pi-electron-deficient inorganic molecular square forming a charge-transfer complex in solution and then attaches itself to a particle via two gold-sulfur covalent bonds.In preparation of this goal, an inorganic molecular square had to be synthesized. We synthesized, recrystallized, and characterized a cationic, tetranuclear, Pd(II)-based macrocyclic square according to the procedures published by Stang2.Then various methods of synthesis and derivatization of gold nanoparticles were investigated. Using a two-phase method published in the literature, dodecanethiolderivatized nanoparticles were synthesized,8 and attachment of the dodecanethiol was confirmed by NMR, IR, and UV/Vis spectroscopy. After the confirmation of the model compound, the reaction scheme was scaled-down for the derivatization of the nanoparticle with the dithiol alone which will be one of the components that will form the proposed catenane.Upon the derivatization of the nanoparticle with the dithiol, there was great difficulty in dissolving the nanoparticles in any polar or non-polar solvent. This led us to believe that nanoparticles are cross-linking with each other and therefore not dissolving. However, the attachment of the dithiol to the nanoparticle was confirmed by infrared spectroscopy. To solve the cross-linking problem an exchange reaction was conducted between the dodecanethiol-derivatized gold nanoparticles and the dithiol in a modified procedure from the literature.18 Although a successful exchange was confirmed by infrared spectroscopy, the dithiol-derivatized gold nanoparticles were still not soluble in any suitable solvent. / Department of Chemistry
3

Supramolecular synthesis of copper(I) and silver(I) co-ordination polymers

Brooks, Neil Richard January 2001 (has links)
No description available.
4

Toward the Design and Synthesis of Mechanically Interlocked Polymers

Wojtecki, Rudy James January 2013 (has links)
No description available.
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Préparation et caractérisation de films ordonnés, fonctionnels et commutables de macrocycles et de rotaxanes de type amide benzylique

Cecchet, Francesca 03 October 2003 (has links)
Abstract : The objectives of this work were to prepare and characterize films of benzylic amide macrocycles and rotaxanes obtained by functionalisation of an acidterminated self-assembled monolayer (SAM) on gold, and thus to probe the aptitude of these surfaces for applications in the field of the nanotechnologies. We initially studied the self-assembled monolayer of 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid and focused on its composition, structure and organization. We show that the molecules of alcanethiol are oriented with the acid group pointing out from the surface. The film is highly ordered with defect density below 0.2%. We investigated the functionalisation process with the covalently bound Mac-OH macrocycle, with the physisorbed Mac-pyridine macrocycle and with the naphtalimide rotaxane. The latter is also anchored to the SAM through a non-covalent interaction. We focused on the comprehension of both quantitative as qualitative characteristics of the films, such as the degree of functionalisation, their stability with respect to external constraints, their order and homogeneity, their structure and their orientation. By combining techniques such as X-ray photoemission spectroscopy, infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, electrochemical and contact angle measurements, we demonstrated that the films of macrocycles reach a high degree of functionalisation. The layers are homogeneous and a preferential orientation of the macrocycle molecules with the plan of the ring tilted with respect to the surface and with the alkyl chains pointing-out from the films is observed. In addition, we studied the possibility of using the macrocycle films for molecular recognition, employing the Fc-Gly-Gly molecule as a model target. Through similar experiments and analysis, films of naphtalimide rotaxane were proven to give a good functionalisation of SAM. The molecule adsorbs with a preferential orientation of the linear axis parallel to the surface and the macrocycle unit normal to it. We characterized the fluorescent properties of the molecule due to the naphtalimide group and showed that when adsorbed on a gold substrate the presence of the self-assembled monolayer prevents total quenching. <br> Résumé : Les objectifs de ce travail étaient de caractériser des films de macrocycles et de rotaxanes de type amide benzylique obtenus par la fonctionnalisation de monocouches auto-assemblées d'alcanethiols, ayant un groupe acide terminal, sur une surface d'or, et ainsi de mettre en évidence certaines des potentialités de ces surfaces en vue d'applications éventuelles dans le domaine des nanotechnologies. Nous avons d'abord étudié la monocouche auto-assemblée de l'acide 11-mercaptoundecanoïque et particulièrement les aspects tels que la composition, la structure et l'organisation du film et nous avons mis en évidence que les molécules d'alcanethiol sont orientées dans le film avec le groupe acide vers l'extérieur de la surface, de façon à pouvoir interagir avec les molécules à greffer, et que le degré d'ordre de la monocouche est très élevé, en montrant celle-ci une fraction de défauts inférieure au 0.2% de l'aire totale du film. L'étude de la fonctionnalisation successive avec le macrocycle Mac-OH, lié de façon covalente, et le macrocycle Mac-pyridine ainsi que la rotaxane naphtalimide, ancrés à travers une interaction non-covalente à la monocouche auto-assemblée, a porté une attention particulière à la compréhension d'aspects tels que le degré de recouvrement de la surface, la stabilité vis-à-vis de contraintes externes, l'ordre et l'homogénéité, ainsi que la structure des films et l'orientation des molécules. Grâce à la combinaison de techniques telles que l'XPS, l'IRAS, les techniques électrochimiques, les mesures d'angle de contact et l'AFM, nous avons mis en évidence que les films de macrocycle atteignent un recouvrement élevé et homogène de la monocouche autoassemblée et qu'une orientation des molécules de macrocycle, avec une inclinaison du plan de l'anneau par rapport à la surface et pointant leurs chaînes alkyles vers l'extérieure du film, est observée. Ensuite, nous avons abordé la possibilité d'impliquer les films de macrocycle en tant que récepteurs moléculaires d'une molécule modèle, la Fc-Gly-Gly. Par une caractérisation similaire, les films de la rotaxane naphtalimide ont montré d'atteindre un recouvrement élevé de la surface de la monocouche avec une orientation privilégiée des molécules avec l'axe parallèle et le macrocycle perpendiculaire à la surface pour pouvoir interagir, à travers les fonctions pyridine du macrocycle, avec la monocouche. De plus, nous avons caractérisé les propriétés fluorescentes de la molécule, résidantes dans son groupe naphtalimide, lorsqu'elle est adsorbée sur un substrat métallique, l'or, affectées par la présence de la monocouche auto-assemblée.

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